#WorldKidLit Month Focus on Japan: Coffee, Counters and Cafés–Cozy Fiction for Teens

Posted on by Avery Fischer Udagawa

Today’s post comes to you from Pudthila Srisontisuk: On a visit to the ‘recommended’ shelf at most book stores here in Bangkok, there always seems to be a row of translated fictional stories based in shops, cafés, convenience stores or laundromats. In a world where connections, transactions and communication are increasingly curated online, it is … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month Focus on Japan: Coffee, Counters and Cafés–Cozy Fiction for Teens

#IntlYALitMonth Review: Sweet Bean Paste

Posted on by Emily Corbett

Review by Luke Tillier Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa is a wonderful and contemplative story, providing the reader with a rich group of characters who form deep and meaningful friendships across the course of the story. The use of language by Sukegawa and Alison Watts (translator) is beautiful, and the description of the taste … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Sweet Bean Paste

Anglophoned Fiction Favorites — by Smithsonian BookDragon Terry Hong, part 2

Posted on by David Jacobson

May GLLI Blog Series:  Japan in Translation, No. 13 Editor's note:  Today begins the second installment of Smithsonian BookDragon Terry Hong's current favorites in Japanese translated fiction.  It's interesting though perhaps coincidental to note that five of Terry's nine recommendations were written by women, and seven of the nine were translated by women.  I point … Continue reading Anglophoned Fiction Favorites — by Smithsonian BookDragon Terry Hong, part 2